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Molina de Aragón, Spain
Flag of Molina de Aragón, Spain
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Official seal of Molina de Aragón, Spain
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CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile-La Mancha
ProvinceGuadalajara
ComarcaSeñorío de Molina-Alto Tajo
Government
 • MayorDavid Pascual Herrera
Area
 • Total
168.33 km2 (64.99 sq mi)
Elevation
1,065 m (3,494 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
3,671
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
19300
WebsiteOfficial website
Tower of Aragon.

Molina de Aragón is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,671 inhabitants. It holds the record (-28°C) for the lowest temperature measured by a meteorological station in Spain.[1]

It was the seat of the taifa of Molina, a Moorish independent state, before it was conquered by the Christians of Alfonso I of Aragon in 1129. On 21 April 1154 Manrique Pérez de Lara issued a sweeping fuero to the town of Molina, which he was building into a semi-indepent fief.[2] He and his descendants claimed to rule Molina Dei gratia ("by the grace of God").

Main sights

  • Medieval alcazar (10th-11th centuries), the largest in the province
  • Roman bridge (Puente Viejo)
    Old Bridge 13th century
  • Convent of St. Francis
  • Church of Santa Clara
  • Church of Santa María de San Gil
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Notes

  1. ^ Extreme temperatures in Spain
  2. ^ Simon Barton, The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 265.


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